The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) is the hub of Ghana. The Assembly has full economic opportunities and potentials that must be harnessed by its inhabitants.
The Metropolis has great potential for the development of eco-tourism, hospitality, commerce, sanitation and waste management, which is a major challenge to the AMA due to the high density of the population in the city.
Currently, its estimated that 4.5 million people reside in the capital city and over 1 million visitors operate in the capital for various businesses daily. This cl...... more »
about this Metropolis
AMA has a total land size of 200 square kilometres and is made up of six sub metros namely Okaikoi, Ashiedu Keteke, Ayawaso, Kpeshie, Osu Klotey and Ablekuma.
The Southern boundary of the Metropolis of Accra is the Gulf of Guinea from Gbegbegese to the Mukwe Lagoon near Regional Maritime Academy. The boundary continues along the Maritime Road to join the Accra-Tema road to Nungua Police Station Barrier.
It turns right to the Ashaiman Municipal road till the Railway overhead Bridge on the Motorway and continues to Mile Post 91/2. From here the boundary continues to the road between the Institute of Professional Studies ( IPS) and the Accra Teachers Training College (ATRACO), westwards crossing the Accra-Aburi Road to the University of Ghana behind the great Hall to Kisiseman and Christian Village to join the Accra Nsawam Road at the Achimota Brewery Road Junction.
It turns left for 500m to the Aayeayeefee Street junction and through the Aayeayeefee Street to the Bridge over the Achimota Stream, then turns right along the stream to the high tension lines to the Achwilage Street and through Achwilage Street to the range of the Awoshie Hills and turns left again along the hills to the boundary between Kokroko and Awoshie (Ga South Municipal), from here it turns left along the swampy area and crossing the motorway through the swampy area to the bridge on the Sakumono Stream on the Accra-Winneba road and streatching along the stream till the starting point at Gbegbeyese.
latest news
As part of efforts to improve sanitary conditions in the Accra Metropolis, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Mayor, Dr. Alfred Okoe Vanderpuiye has vowed to close down lavender hill, a place where untreated liquid waste is dumped directly into the Korle Gonno Beach.
SOCIAL: Prez to deliver State of the Nation address next month The Majority Leader in Parliament, Cletus Avoka has announced that President J.E.A Mills will next month February 2012 deliver the State of the Nations address to the house, which may be debated for two weeks.
AMA: Kanda area to get secondary/technical School As part of Government’s effort to improve education in the country, Kanda, an electoral area in the Ayawaso East Sub-metro of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) is to benefit from the construction and establishment of a senior high and technical school.
AMA: Stop taking bribes, AMA Boss caution health inspectors Dr. Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije, the Mayor of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, has cautioned all Metropolitan, Municipal and District public health inspectors to stop taking bribes from landlords who flout bye-laws of the MMDAs.
